Tag Archive: Blogger Conference

What I Learned By Eating Pizza from the Wrong End First

Today we are featuring a guest-post from Robert Hruzek:
[Note from the Proprietor: The basis for this post comes from an – well, let’s call it an “incident”, shall we? – that happened last year at SOBCon08 in Chicago. Unlike your typical episode of Dragnet, however, names have NOT been changed to protect the innocent because [...]

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SOBCon08 Devoured; SOBCon09 in the Oven

Thank you, thank you, thank you for attending and supporting the SOBCon08 business school for bloggers.
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7 Precious Responses by SOBCon08 Participants:
“The subtitle of the conference should have been ‘Hugfest 2008′. [...] This will be one of my [...]

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SOBCon08 Day 2: Gems from the SOBCon Treasure Chest, Afternoon Edition

SOBCon08 Day 2 rolls on. The afternoon sessions were as wonderful as the AM sessions.
I took 5,613 words of notes. Here are 50 of the most precious.
Let your content be an ambassador for what you do. – Chris Garrett
Own a space, not just a channel. – David Bullock
Businesses are full of people. – Chris Brogan
Don’t [...]

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SOBCon08 Day 2: Gems from the SOBCon Treasure Chest, Morning Edition

We’re just finishing lunch and SOBCon08 has already been overwhelmingly successful. Some gems so far (thoughts from my memory, not exact quotes):
Write down your personal mission statement – something you could say in 12 words or less if somebody held a gun to your head. – Anita Bruzzese
A subscriber who is not interested in buying [...]

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SOBCon08 Day 1 Recap: Nature Smiled, Bloggers Rocked the Boat

Today was awesome.
SOBCon08 kicked off in grand style tonight as dozens of bloggers and entrepreneurs enjoyed a cruise on the “Summer of George,” which floated us all through a brief downpour on the Chicago River and into the clear, windy night on Lake Michigan.
Christine Kane sang beautifully (while playing the guitar … and keeping her [...]

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